HAITI Couleurs became the first British-trained winner of the BoyleSports Irish Grand National for more than a decade when capitalising on an attractive novice rating 12 months ago, and bookmakers appear to be fearing another visitor most in the 2026 renewal.

The case for Ben Pauling’s The Jukebox Kid looks a pretty obvious one on paper. A seven-year-old with a completely unexposed look to him, winning three of his four starts over fences, and racing off just 3lb higher than Haiti Couleurs last year - this looks a smart piece of placing from the trainer responsible for recently landing a big handicap at the Cheltenham Festival with Meetmebythesea.